TIL there is a bird that lays their eggs on the branches without a nest

https://naturalwonders.substack.com/p/why-dont-birds-nests-blow-out-of

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salvaria@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 356d

It's an interesting article, but unfortunately it only mentions the specific bird as the last line. It references another article that talks exclusively about that bird, the Manu-o-Kū (Gygis alba).

compulsory@crust.piefed.social · 5 pts · 356d

The rattlin' bog got a whole lot shorter.

magnetosphere@fedia.io · 4 pts · 356d

This was much more interesting than I expected it to be. Thanks!

jol@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 356d

Interesting read, but I feel like it didn't really answer the article title. Why don't small nests fall? Specially once they are abandoned when birds migrate?